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Review Article The crisis of multi-party system and challenges of democratization in Nigeria

The challenge of building a credible and reliable multiparty system has plagued the Nigerian polity since independence. Using the political economy approach, this study explores primarily why it is difficult to establish multi -party system in the most populous country in Africa and identifies reasons why this undesired trend persists. The recent mass defection of top politicians from opposition parties like All Peoples Congress (APC) and Labour Party (LP) to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the build to the 2015 elections typifies the situation. This study concludes by making a st…